White Shoes
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
White Shoes is a 1983 Emmylou Harris album, composed of an eclectic collection of material. A rockish version of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", a country remake of the Donna Summer hit "On the Radio", and a version of Sandy Denny's "Like an Old Fashioned Waltz" were all included. Both "In My Dreams" and "Pledging My Love" hit the #9 position on the Billboard Magazine country music singles chart in 1984.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drivin' Wheel" | T-Bone Burnett, Billy Swan | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Pledging My Love" | Don Robey, Fats Washington | 3:00 |
| 3. | "In My Dreams" | Paul Kennerley | 3:15 |
| 4. | "White Shoes" | Jack Tempchin | 3:30 |
| 5. | "On the Radio" | Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer | 5:11 |
| 6. | "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" | Rodney Crowell | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" | Leo Robin, Jule Styne | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Good News" | Shirley Eikhard | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Baby, Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down" | Rodney Crowell | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Like an Old Fashioned Waltz" | Sandy Denny | 3:11 |
Personnel
- Brian Ahern - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, 6-String Bass, Percussion, Tambourine
- Barbara Bennett - Backing Vocals
- Mike Bowden - Bass
- Bonnie Bramlett - Backing Vocals
- Tony Brown - Piano, Electric Piano
- T Bone Burnett - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals
- Rodney Crowell - Acoustic Guitar
- Hank DeVito - Steel Guitar
- Shirley Eikhard - Backing Vocals
- Steve Fishell - Steel Guitar, Melobar
- Wayne Goodwin - Baritone Saxophone
- Glen D. Hardin - Electric Piano, String Arrangements
- Don Heffington - Drums
- Emmylou Harris - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Jim Horn - Recorders
- Don Johnson - Piano, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals
- Keith Knudsen - Drums
- John McFee - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
- Bill Payne - Piano, Electric Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer
- Mickey Raphael - Harmonica
- Frank Reckard - Electric Guitar
- Barry Tashian - Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
- John Ware - Drums
Technical personnel
- Brian Ahern - Producer, Engineer
- Donivan Cowart - Engineer
- Stuart Taylor - Engineer
- Alan Vachon - Engineer
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 116 |
References
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. White Shoes at AllMusic
Emmylou Harris White Shoes liner notes
 | This 1980s country music album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |